Article
The effect of exposure to high altitude and low oxygen on intestinal microbial communities in mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Zhang Wei, Jiao Lefei, Liu Ruixin, Zhang Yu, Ji Qiaorong, Zhang Huan, Gao Xiang, Ma Yan, Shi Hai Ning
Abstract excerpt
This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of exposure to high altitude and low oxygen on intestinal microbial communities using mice as an animal model. Fecal microbiota from mice housed in a control environment representing 2,200 meters (NC group) above sea level with 16% Oxygen and mice that were placed in a hypobaric chamber representing 5000 meters (HC group) above sea level with 11% Oxygen for...
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